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[[Image:Uhura.jpg|thumb|right|Lieutenant Uhura: "There's [[Klingon]]s on the starboard bow!"]][[Lieutenant]] '''Nyota Uhura''' served as chief communications officer for the [[Constitution-class|''Constitution''-class ]] [[starship]] ''[[Enterprise (TOS)|USS Enterprise]]'' during its five-year exploration mission and retained the post almost continuously until the ship was destroyed. She continued to serve on the ''[[Enterprise-A]]'' until that ship was decommissioned. | [[Image:Uhura.jpg|thumb|right|Lieutenant Uhura: "There's [[Klingon]]s on the starboard bow!"]][[Lieutenant]] '''Nyota Uhura''' served as chief communications officer for the [[Constitution-class|''Constitution''-class ]] [[starship]] ''[[Enterprise (TOS)|USS Enterprise]]'' during its five-year exploration mission and retained the post almost continuously until the ship was destroyed. She continued to serve on the ''[[Enterprise-A]]'' until that ship was decommissioned. | ||
Lieutenant Uhura was a notable character in the Star Trek series. She was a black female who was also a main character. She would be cited as an example of the original Star Trek's progressive attitude towards race and civil rights. | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Lieutenant Uhura's given name was never revealed in [[TOS]] or any of the related movies. The character first received the given name "Nyota" in the credits for | *Lieutenant Uhura's given name was never revealed in [[TOS]] or any of the related movies. The character first received the given name "Nyota" in the credits for ''[[Star Trek XI]]''. | ||
*Nichelle Nichols played Uhura in TOS and the first six Star Trek movies; Zoe Saldana has been cast as Uhura for ''Star Trek XI''. | *Nichelle Nichols played Uhura in TOS and the first six Star Trek movies; Zoe Saldana has been cast as Uhura for ''Star Trek XI''. | ||
[[Category: Star Trek]] | [[Category: Star Trek]] | ||
[[Category: ST Characters]] | [[Category: ST Characters]] | ||
Revision as of 23:50, 12 August 2008
Lieutenant Uhura: "There's Klingons on the starboard bow!"
Lieutenant Nyota Uhura served as chief communications officer for the Constitution-class starship USS Enterprise during its five-year exploration mission and retained the post almost continuously until the ship was destroyed. She continued to serve on the Enterprise-A until that ship was decommissioned.
Lieutenant Uhura was a notable character in the Star Trek series. She was a black female who was also a main character. She would be cited as an example of the original Star Trek's progressive attitude towards race and civil rights.
Trivia
- Lieutenant Uhura's given name was never revealed in TOS or any of the related movies. The character first received the given name "Nyota" in the credits for Star Trek XI.
- Nichelle Nichols played Uhura in TOS and the first six Star Trek movies; Zoe Saldana has been cast as Uhura for Star Trek XI.